This post isn’t entertaining, but it is informative.  Many friends and myself several years ago decided to hack out a campsite amidst a bed of poison ivy, maybe this information will save you from making the same ill fated poor decision.  I’m pretty much an expert on the matter now, so I’m only posting it because it is useful and very concise, speaking to a few key issues keeping it simple for all you idiots out there.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/graphics/08_13_10_poison_ivy/?p1=News_
When you aren’t spending three weeks with the worst poison ivy of your life, you can thank Katie for the article.